DAVE
JOLLY/PITCHER:
Dave Jolly spent his whole Major League career with the MILWAUKEE BRAVES.
It was brief and so was his life. He was born in 1924 and by the time he
passed away in 1963 he was only 39.

Ittook him awhile to get to the big leagues. He was signed as a free
agent by the BROWNS in1946 and didnt come up to
MILWAUKEE until seven years
later.

His lifetime
statistics are 159 games, 16 wins and 14 losses with 155 strikeouts and a
horrendous

198 walks. It
was his lack of control that shortened his career in the big leagues. Out
of the five years he was in the Majors he had only one with a winning record
and one year with a total of one win and one loss. His best year was in1954
when he won 11 and lot six. In that year he did manage to just about even
out his walk to strikeout ratio but lost it in the following seasons.

After his career
was over he drifted around in the Minor Leagues for awhile and did do some
coaching for a few seasons.

MIGUEL
CAIRO/INFIELD:
There
are some journeymen infielders who during their careers remain utility players
and never get a chance to become a regular. That was the case with Miguel
Cairo and then he came to the Yankees in 2004 and as luck would have it,
his fortunes changed.

After the season
began and with a good start on his part he pretty much played on a regular
basis and what a season he had. He fielded beautifully, hit in a timely fashion
game after game, ended up with one of the highest batting averages on the
team (.292) and played in 122 games.

The next year
though he was let go for Tony Womack and ended up with the Mets.

He has been in
the Majors for eleven years now. Always a flashy fielder with a good arm
and an extensive range, he sometimes lets the easy ones get away from him.
He is the sort of player who will be around for awhile. Teams need people
that can play more than one position.
Cairo is just the player to fit
into that role well.

EDDIE
ROBINSON/FIRST BASE:
We
dont hear much about Eddie Robinson these days. He was a better than
average player and after his playing days were over he went on to a great
many other positions in the game. PLAYER DEVELOPMENT, FARM DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT
GENERAL MANAGER, GENERAL MANAGER, and special assistant to George
Steinbrenner.

Always one to
recognize talent, he developed and signed LARRY DIERKER, JOE NIEKRO, and
JIMMY WYNN among others.

He also formed
his own consulting firm which handles scouting for teams in the Major Leagues.

But lets
not forget him as a player. Over his 13 seasons in the Majors he participated
in 4 ALL STAR GAMES, two WORLD SERIES, and a world championship with the
CLEVELAND INDIANS IN 1948. He spent almost all his career at first base and
was known as a sure fielded, reliable player at the bag.

His lifetime
statistics include a .268 BA, 172 Homeruns, 723 RBIs and he played in 1,315
games.

GUS
NIARHOS/CATCHER:
How
would you like to be the back-up catcher to the back-up catcher to the back-up
catcher, on your team? Well thats pretty much the position Constantine
Gregory (Gus) Niarhos was subject to when he played for the Yankees from
1946 to 1950. His competition consisted of Yogi Berra, Aaron Robinson, and
Charlie Silvera.

Things got better
when he moved on to the White Sox where he played on a slightly better regular
basis.

He was traded
often but held on in the Majors because of his defensive abilities. He
wasnt much of a hitter. His lifetime average was .252 with just one
homerun after nine seasons.

He was born in
BirminghamAlabama and was of Greek origin. He was
touted as a very good catcher in the Minor leagues, one who might hang on
because of his defensive skills. Hitting was considered to be a plus but
wsant expected of him.

After he retired
he managed a few Minor league teams. He died in 2004 at the age of 84.

BABY
DOLL JACOBSON/OUTFIELD:
After spending 10 years in the Minors, William Chester
Jacobson came up to the Majors and after 11 seasons there he ended his career
with a BA OF .311. Not bad for a burly 63, 215 outfielder.

He spent most
of his career with the Browns and most certainly would have gotten more
recognition had he been with other teams.

In his first
ML game he hit a HR and the band played, Oh You Beautiful Doll.
The papers dubbed him, Baby Doll the next day and it stuck.

He became a regular
with the Browns at 28. Along with Jack Tobin and Ken Williams he was part
of the best known outfield in Browns history.

From 1919 until
1925 he averaged .300 per season. His hitting was always a given but he also
surprised people with his fielding which was more than just capable. At various
times he held 13 separate fielding marks including 484 putouts in a
season.

Born in the coal
mining area of Cable
Illinois in 1980, he passed
away at 87 in 1977.